Tag Archive: family

An Open Letter to The Monster Who Preyed Upon My Son, You’re Not Fooling Anyone Anymore.

It’s taken me a long time and a lot of soul searching to muster the courage to write this letter, and even more to make it public. But there comes a time when… Continue reading

People Say the Darndest Things….

“Outstanding perspective.” “I couldn’t put it down excited for the next one in the series.” “Amazing insight from the perspective of someone who endured a childhood from hell.” “Once I started reading, I… Continue reading

To Everything I’ve Thrown Away: I Promise To Love You Now

Instead of tossing aside, tend to it. You loved it once, love it again. Love it more than you thought you ever could. Life is not disposable. Stop discarding what becomes tiresome. Everything… Continue reading

The Day You Gave Me

Thank you for bringing me here. Into this life of mine, my little universe that means everything to me. When I was little, my sister used to joke that I was adopted. I… Continue reading

So You Want To Borrow Money? What Left Me Lending My Soul Instead: A Window Into A Career That Consumed Me

Wake up. Open eyes. blink off the urge to drift back into the dreamland where I was sprawled out on a beach towel in the tropics somewhere, writing an email and looking into… Continue reading

My First Book Has Been Released! Please Check it Out!

Hello to my loyal readers. You come here for encouragement, solidarity, curiosity, habit perhaps, who knows why you come, but you do. And you keep coming. I am so eternally grateful to each of… Continue reading

For Those We’ve Lost Along The Way

I miss the sound of everything. your voice, your smile, your feet walking across the floor, the mornings. I know its time to let you go. I miss the smell of everything. your… Continue reading

Don’t Have Mercy On Me

Don’t have mercy on me. Mercy is shown to those we want to see thrive. Who we want to strengthen; to show unselfish love. It is just another weapon, disguised to soothe the… Continue reading

I Want Them To Feel Me, Not Fear Me.

  How do we teach empathy? Is it even teachable? I recently said these words to my husband after an infuriating moment I had with one of our sons: I don’t want him to fear… Continue reading

An Open Letter To Anyone Who Has Ever Thought It A Nuisance: I’m Not Sorry

  Why would I apologize to you? For loving my children. For being proud of them. For being the most stunning creatures I’ve ever laid eyes on. For being the best, more than I… Continue reading